Chinandega is a city and the departmental seat of Chinandega department in Nicaragua. It is also the administrative centre of the surrounding municipality of the same name. It is Nicaragua's 2nd most important city and 6th largest city, with a population of 115,067, and a total of 137,539 in the municipality. It is located about 134 kilometres northwest of Managua and about 72 kilometres southwest of El Guasaule, on the border with Honduras.